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PSO wants state approval of $2.5 billion solar and wind power projects

  Public Service Company of Oklahoma on Thursday asked the Oklahoma Corporation Commission for approval of its  nearly $2.5 billion fuel-free power plan to purchase three new wind farms and three new solar facilities. The company said the proposed plan will help meet projected power needs while protecting customers from volatility in energy …

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Nation’s rig count tumbles on major drop in Permian Basin

  Enverus reported a drop of 18 rigs in its weekly rig count, explaining most of it was due to a big decline in the number of rigs drilling in the Permian Basin. The national count fell to 868 for the week ended Nov. 16 reported Enverus on Thursday. It …

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Lucas celebrates Artemis 1 space launch

  “Today is a historic occasion,” said Oklahoma Congressman Frank Lucas as he and others on the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology celebrated this week’s launch of Artemis 1. Artemis 1 is the first integrated Space Launch System rocket and Orion crew vehicles and was launched from Kennedy …

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Kansas Gas Service customers to be hit with higher monthly bills

  Customers of Kansas Gas Service, a division of Oklahoma-based ONE Gas will be hit with higher bills beginning in December. Some of it is because of the same thing that caused Oklahoma gas consumers to pay higher bills—recovering the 2021 Winter storm costs. The Kansas Corporation Commission approved a …

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Completion reports for November 15, 2022

MAJOR COUNTY Comanche Exploration Co Llc Mississippi Lime(9127): Oil 192 Gas 273 Water 2872 Flow 35 20N 15W Derrick 35-1h, August 17, 2022 HH, OIL, TD: 13852 ft Lat: 36.17266, Long: -98.76278 API: 35093252650001

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Crude oil made gains Tuesday on positive inflation news

  Crude oil prices made gains on Tuesday after there were signals from U.S. data indicating that inflation might be starting to decline. West Texas Intermediate crude for December delivery recorded a $1.05 a barrel gain or more than 1% to settle at $86.92 on the New York Mercantile Exchange. …

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McGirt strikes again—Oklahoma loses mining enforcement fight

  Oklahoma lost a challenge in federal court to continue its regulation of coal mining operations on the Creek Reservation in eastern Oklahoma—thanks to the Supreme Court McGirt v. Oklahoma ruling that said the Reservation had never been disestablished. In a ruling issued last week, the 10th U.S. Circuit Court …

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